VATICAN CITY (AP) — Roman Catholic faithful began visiting the tomb of Pope Francis on Sunday, filing past the simple white ...

As Catholics worldwide await the conclave’s choice of Pope Francis’s successor, Diocese of Grand Rapids Bishop David ...

Live from St Peter's Square in Rome: Pope Francis’ funeral and UK’s most senior Catholic on the future of the church ...

As world leaders gather in Rome for Pope Francis's funeral on Saturday, many Catholics are wondering if the church could soon elect its first black pope. With Africa home to one in five Catholics, the ...

The head of the Catholic Church in Ireland and Irish President Michael D Higgins are among those travelling to Rome on Friday ...

The Vatican is grieving the first head of the Catholic Church from the Americas and Saturday marks the beginning of the ...

Roman Catholic faithful have begun visiting the tomb of Pope Francis at his place of burial in St. Mary Major Basilica.

The Catholic Encyclopedia describes the situation ... After the schism between the churches in Rome and Constantinople in 1054, many particular churches remained separated from Rome.

Rome — Pope Francis, who challenged deeply rooted norms and made it his mission to change the perception of the Catholic Church around the world, has died at the age of 88. The Vatican said Pope ...

William Crawley is live from St Peter's Square in Rome, reflecting on Pope Francis’s funeral. He’s joined by Austen Ivereigh, biographer of Pope Francis, and Professor Anna Rowlands, Professor of ...

The Catholic Church and the world are mourning the death ... “You want to allow time for cardinals to gather in Rome,” Reid said. “There will be a series of what are known as congregations ...